Category: Economy

The residents of 64 communities in Nova Scotia, including one Indigenous community, will soon access high-speed Internet thanks to a $26.4 million investment by the federal government’s Connect to Innovate initiative, the Nova Scotia Internet Funding Trust, and other unnamed sources.

A new bitcoin mining operation in Saint-­Hyacinthe, Quebec, is raising numerous concerns, including whether the Hydro-Québec grid can sustain its high energy demands, and the operation’s ecological and cultural impact.

Capitalism in its current form enriches mostly privileged men and sidelines marginalized groups such as people of colour, immigrants and women. We need the courage to imagine and create new solidarity economies that prioritize people and the planet over profit.